Our Goldfinches have not yet begun to get their winter plumage. This little guy was particularly bright. He sat on the top of the hook as if he were playing "King of the Hill," daring anyone else to try to take his place.
He flew down to the little birdbath we have mounted over the deck railing. Here he prepares to take a bath.
This year I actually look forward to the winter plumage of the birds and the fall migration. While we definitely have cold winter weather, it is nothing like the gray and bitter cold of WI. I think my Seasonal Affective Disorder has been cured by our wonderful mountain winters. And the lovely birds that will winter with us here.
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Lovely photos, as usual. Our finches are still bright yellow, too, but I guess it is about time to start thinking about getting the thistle seed out. We have hundreds of giant sunflowers and oodles of rudbekia that are still only half eaten, so I haven't been in much of a hurry.
Oh, I definitely couldn't do those winters....What part of me the cold didn't get, the dark would! And the goldfinches are gorgeous!
Our goldfinches are just starting to reappear here too Carolyn. And, like yours, are still in their yellow splendor. Last winter, I must have had 150 at a time eating at my feeders. A sea of olive green!
Carolyn: Beautiful photos of the pretty American Goldfinch. They are so colorful.
Your goldfinches look 10 times prettier than mine right now!
I'm looking forward to winter, too. Ours have been so mild and I'm accustomed to harsh freezes. I wish to have once good snow storm this year in Charlotte. Fat chance.
Dog geek - Giant sunflowers should do the trick.
Helen - The darkness almost did me in. Driving to work in the dark, driving home in the dark...now just a memory.
Jayne - I love the Gold Finches in green dress as well.
Fishing guy - They are really bright this year.
Shelley - worse days are ahead for our finches as they molt and change.
Mary - Not too much chance for snow in Charlotte, but it has happened. They don't have a clue what to do with it, so if it snows there stay home.
He is beautiful! I'm looking forward to fall also!!
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